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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection
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Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-drawn vehicle. A sign in the background reads: "Moericke Howe, Marion, Wis. Phone 26."
1942
International Harvester Company
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W012Z1Y
WHi 69319
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